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Assistant Manager Economic and Disputes - Fiscal Government Affairs

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KPMG
London - United Kingdom
S: Competitive

Job Description

The highly successful Economics & Disputes practice at KPMG is looking to accelerate its recent growth. The team, largely based in London, but now also expanding internationally, provides economic advice in regulation, competition and dispute resolution. From a sector perspective the work currently focuses on telecoms, post, energy and utilities, transport, health, professional services and lotteries and will continue to expand. Similarly, in terms of functional areas, core skills within the team as a whole range from macro to micro economics, market definition and design, regulatory strategy, anti-trust, competition, econometrics, cost modelling, pricing and regulatory finance and accounting.

The KPMG Economics and Disputes practice serves a diverse international client base, across a variety of industries and in many geographic markets. The team typically works with clients at board level, providing strategic insight into the commercial implications of regulatory initiatives. We offer interesting and varied work, including working with colleagues on M&A, and the opportunity to earn substantial rewards by expanding our successful practice in the UK and across Europe.

What we do

Advice on effective engagement with government on technical, statistical and economic matters.
Diagnosis, based on robust economic analysis, of the likely impact of government policy on particular markets and policy objectives.
Forecasts of the likely effect of any change in taxation, regulation and / or other government policy vis-a-vis government policy objectives, market outcomes and consumers.
Cost-benefit analysis and economic impact studies.
Econometric and statistical analysis.
Acting as an expert witness in tax and other disputes with government.

Roles and Responsibilities

Deliver high quality economic and econometric analysis on a wide range of projects for our clients.

Support business development activities within the team.
Assist in running some project workstreams and help to maintain the client relationship, with supervision from the Engagement Manager and Engagement Leader, ensuring that any client work will be delivered to the highest standards in both content and form.
Maintain a positive attitude when the team is under pressure, supporting other team members when they face challenging situations.
Support business development activities within the team.
Liaise and work with the wider Economics & Disputes team.

Qualifications and Skills

Top academic qualifications in economics, with a focus on microeconomics and econometrics, to at least MA/MSc level.

The core skill is an ability to use economic theory to turn facts and figures into a compelling narrative, usually with a precise quantitative conclusion.
Experience and/or qualifications in quantitative techniques/econometrics highly desirable.
This includes proficiency in Stata and Excel to undertake a variety of economic, statistical and econometric analysis.
Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
Perfect command of English. Fluency in other languages desirable but not necessary.
An ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a project team and to produce deliverables of consistently high quality.
An ability to work as part of a team, managing the input of others (including more senior and more junior colleagues where appropriate).

Experience and Background

Solid experience as an economist gained in a consulting firm, a regulator or a Government department.

Job summary

Employer:

KPMG

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Education:

Master's Degree

Sector:

Economist

Salary:

Competitive

Job Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full-Time

Posted:

8th July 2014

Apply By:

4th August 2014

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